Little Feminist Book Club is a monthly book subscription box for kids ages newborn to nine years old. Each month you will receive one to two books selected to help diversify your bookshelf for $22.95 per month + $3.95 flat rate shipping. Plus, you will also receive hands-on activities and tools to help your book come to life. Subscriptions are offered for ages 0-2, 2-4, 4-7, and 7-9. From Little Feminist:
Only 31% of children's books feature a female character, and only 13% feature a person of color.
This review is of the Book Club for ages 4-7 years.
This box was sent to us at no cost to review. (Check out our editorial guidelines to learn more about how we review boxes.)
First Impressions
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Little Feminist Book Club items come in a distinctive cardboard holder with drawings on it. In addition to the book(s), Little Feminist includes an introduction to the book (which has an activity on the reverse side – see below) and a bookmark with thought-provoking questions.
What's Inside The Box
Finding My Dance by Ria Thundercloud - Retail Value $19
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The story is about the life of the author. A young, Native-American girl who is invited into the powwow circle to dance with her people. Dancing is important to her and her people and becomes the biggest part of her life. As she grows older, she is given more intricate dresses that connect her to nature and soaring higher and higher. She travels the world to display her talent, but the drumbeat always reminds her of her home and the people who taught her to dance. It's a journey she is still on.
My daughter liked the idea of dancing but was concerned about how shy she'd be in front of a lot of people. She was interested in how many different kinds of dances there could be and that you could travel the world doing it. We watched a lot of videos of the different kinds of dance and it was interesting seeing which ones she got a kick out of or didn't.
From PenguinRandomHouse:
At four years old, Ria Thundercloud was brought into the powwow circle, ready to dance in the special jingle dress her mother made for her. As she grew up, she danced with her brothers all over Indian country. Then Ria learned more styles–tap, jazz, ballet–but still loved the expressiveness of Indigenous dance. And despite feeling different as one of the only Native American kids in her school, she always knew she could turn to dance to cheer herself up. Follow along as Ria shares her dance journey–from dreaming of her future to performing as a professional–accompanied by striking illustrations that depict it while bringing her graceful movements to life.
What Do You Think Card
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Each book comes with a 'What Do You Think' card that provides questions that you can ask your little reader about the book. They are nice in the way they help you ask direct questions– something that might actually get a real answer rather than "It was good" or "I liked it."
Little Feminist In Action
This month's activity asks you and your little one to create a dance and draw some of the performance on the paper. There is also a QR code which will take you to a video of the author doing a dance. We found this endlessly cool. I thought it was a great idea. Although I feel like it should be in the book itself.
The Verdict
An interesting book from Little Feminist Book Club. My daughter was more captivated by the videos of dancing than she was by the book, but it still provided the stepping stone needed to have the conversations we did. I find that one of the things I like about this subscription is the routine of it. My daughter knows when it arrives and that we have to read the new book and talk about it. You could do it for any book, but it's nice – as the parent – to have the structure.
Value - Was This Box Worth It?
Subscribers – current or future – will have to be understanding of the fact that Little Feminist Book Club is not a subscription that saves you money. The cost of the sub will always be a little more than the book itself. This subscription's true value is the quality of the books and the complementary paperwork, which is carefully chosen and sent to your front door. If you are focused on dollar amounts, this subscription may not be for you. The monthly subscription costs $26 (including shipping). This book retails for about $19 together. That is a $7 difference, which is actually one of the best I've seen.
One thing to note: Little Feminist offers four ways to purchase: monthly, three months, six months, and 12 months. They cost $22.95, $21.95, $19.95, and $18.95, respectively. Shipping is $3.95. So if you were certain you'd like this subscription for a year, it would be $4 cheaper per month and much closer to the book's retail value.
To Wrap Up
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? You have to order before the 25th to receive that month’s selection. From Little Feminist:
Once you purchase a book subscription your first box will be shipped within a week. From then on, your book box will be sent the first week of every month.
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